| Short name |
Catharina Jans Oly |
| VIAF |
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| First name |
Catharina Jans |
| Maiden name |
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| Married name |
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| Alternative name |
Catharina Jansdr. Oly
,
Trijn Jansdr. Oly
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| Date of birth |
1585 |
| Date of death |
1651 |
| Flourishing |
- |
| Sex |
Female |
| Place of birth |
Amsterdam (Noord-Holland, NLD) |
| Place of death |
Haarlem (Noord-Holland, NLD) |
| Lived in |
Netherlands
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| Place of residence notes |
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| Related to |
-
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| Bibliography |
Lauwerkrans 1997, p. 50, 54, 64, 160-163. |
| Provisional Notes |
Could not write at the end of her life due to gangrene/loss of fingers. (DVN)
Was a 'filia devota' (Dutch: 'Klopje'), and was very devoted to the Catholic cause (Lauwerkrans, p. 160).
Wrote sermons, biographies of fellow nuns and diaries.
Probably well educated at home.
Pipkin: Manuscript Levens der maechden (1643): starts with a description of the difficulties the begijns faced during the early years of the revolt |